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אׇהֳלִיבָה H172
H172 is the Hebrew word אׇהֳלִיבָה, transliterated ʼOhŏlîybâh and said o''-hol-ee-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it aholibah.
What it means
Oholibah, a symbolic name for Judah.
Where it comes from
(similarly with H170 (אׇהֳלָה)) for אׇהֳלִיבָהּ ; from H168 (אֹהֶל); my tent (is) in her.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Aholibah.
Verses using אׇהֳלִיבָה
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Ezekiel 23:4 · KJV
And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
Ezekiel 23:11 · KJV
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
Ezekiel 23:22 · KJV
Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;
Ezekiel 23:36 · KJV
The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;
Ezekiel 23:44 · KJV
Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
Common questions
What does Strong's H172 mean?
H172 is the Hebrew word אׇהֳלִיבָה (ʼOhŏlîybâh), meaning Oholibah, a symbolic name for Judah.
How is H172 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it aholibah (4 times), therefore o aholibah (1 time).
How many times does H172 appear in the Bible?
אׇהֳלִיבָה (ʼOhŏlîybâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H172 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (similarly with H170 (אׇהֳלָה)) for אׇהֳלִיבָהּ ; from H168 (אֹהֶל); my tent (is) in her.
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